Online Plant ID Course: Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers Starts Sep 10, 2018 Register Now!!
Please help spread the word about the upcoming online course: Learn to Identify Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers General Public: $195.00 Members: Longwood …
American Community Gardening Association Annual Conference Sept 13-16 2018 Atlanta
Excellent Workshops Outstanding Tours Wonderful Networking Join us! Registration is $200 Register online A Pre-Conference Workshop with The Cornell University Lab of Ornithology “Building Meaningful …
PSSI Words of Wisdom
Alexandra “Alex” Baughns of Orange Park, FL recently attended the Poultry Science Summer Institute (PSSI) and shared some advice …
Register Now for Aug. 1 Firescaping Workshop
Preparing for Wildfires with Fire-Resistant Landscaping August 1, 2018, 1:00-5:00 p.m. North Carolina Zoo Educational Building 4401 Zoo Pkwy Asheboro, NC 27205 Cost: $10 Register online North …
The Ready Campaign Suggests Using National Parents to Day to Help Prepare Families for Emergencies
With hurricane season upon us, now is the time to prepare for disasters and emergencies. The Ready Campaign suggests …
Annuals, Perennials & Vines - 6 Week, Online, Non-Credit, Plant ID Class Begins July 9, 2018
Learn to identify annuals, perennials and vines. General Public: $195.00 Members: Longwood Gardens/JC Raulston Arboretum $175.00 Volunteers: Longwood Gardens/JC Raulston Arboretum $98.00 Extension …
Horticulture/Agriculture Program Donations
We are always looking for ways to improve our programs. Sometimes we depend on contributions to make our programs …
May Is #MedMonth
May is International Mediterranean Diet Month (aka Med Month). This month-long celebration creates awareness of the delicious foods and …
NC Extension Gardener Handbook
Now available from UNC Press: North Carolina Extension Gardner Handbook HARDCOVER: $60 DIGITAL VERSION: $50 Published: April 2018 728 pp., 8.5 x 11 1067 color plates, …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Help Grow NC!
Download the 2017 NC EMG Program Annual Report Extension Master GardenerSM volunteers are trained volunteer educators who expand Extension’s capacity …
Mecklenburg Community Gardens
Get your garden gloves and shovels ready and get outdoors to enjoy the harvest. Park and Recreation provide great …
2018 Western North Carolina Gardening Symposium
2018 Western North Carolina Gardening Symposium October 3, 2018 Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC Keynote speaker is Joe Lamp’l, gardening expert, …
Gardening Conference Registration Now Open!
June 7 – 9, 2018 Greenville Convention Center 303 Greenville Blvd SW Greenville, NC 27834 The North Carolina Extension Master Gardenersm Volunteer Association (NCEMGVA) invites you to …
Plants Do That Inside Where We Heal
Want to shorten the stay in the hospital and heal faster? Research shows plants can help people do that. According …
Extension Specialists in Horticulture, Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Soils Crafted the Extension Gardener Handbook
North Carolina State Extension Specialists in horticulture, entomology, plant pathology, soils, plant biology, crops, forestry and environmental resources, and …
10 Steps to Starting a Community Garden
Two great articles on NC Community Gardens by Tina Vasquez in Carolina Country Garden Guides. 10-Steps-to-Starting-a-Community-Garden Rethinking Community …
Plants Do That . . . Inside
“When plants are around, students are just smarter and pay more attention,” says Dr. Charles Hall, Ellison Chair, Texas A&M. This information …
Safe Plates Certified Food Protection Manager Program
There are an estimated 48 million cases for foodborne illness in the United States every year. Many of these …
2018 Spring Extension Gardener Newsletter
Check out the latest edition of the Extension Gardener Newsletter STATE NEWS Water quality and lawn care Carolina Sweetheart™ Florence fennel Beneficial insects Ask an …
Time to Prune Roses
When the forsythia’s start to bloom it is time to prune roses. Learn how from Minda Daughtry, Lee County …